Changes in Gulf War and Iraq War Command

1. Characteristics and changes

Characteristics - 1991 Gulf War coalition attack are characterized by strategic air strikes, seize air power, ground attack.

On the basis of the above 2003 Iraq war using modernized, digitized information equipment, with the discovery - transfer - processing - reflecting the process of short time, fast.

Change-political change: the Gulf War was the case of Iraq's attack on Kuwait, the United States received the consent of the United Nations Security Council, the implementation of military strikes, at that time, the international community's support. 2003 Iraq War is the United States bypassed the United Nations Security Council unilaterally implemented a large-scale military strikes, by the international community and the opposition of their own people.

Changes in troop strength and equipment: In the 1991 Gulf War, U.S. and coalition forces put in about 1 million troops, and Iraq had about 1.2 million troops at the time. Iraqi equipment is huge, with some advanced combat equipment.

The 2003 Iraq War, the United States of America's excellent equipment, invested in about 200,000 troops, information technology, high level of science and technology, Iraq, due to the 10-year-long economic sanctions, the equipment is not as good as during the Gulf War, the combatants declared that there are millions of troops, the actual U.S. forces attacked the number of people killed in Baghdad is only 5,000 people or so. Combat effectiveness is not as good as the Gulf War period.

Conclusion: modern war is no longer like the war in the 20th century, relying on the number of people to win, relying on information technology, modern equipment and the ability to collaborate in combat, the formation of a kind of three armies **** enjoy the fast, simple information network, the implementation of rapid, accurate strike. Improve the mobility of the army, the Iraqi war in most of Iraq's air defense facilities are "dead", can not move or slow moving, in the U.S. military missiles and air strikes were hit. Exposed to the U.S. military's "information eye", how do you want to hit how to hit.

Revelation: the rapid economic development of the country in order to preserve their own achievements in this development must be the development of good national defense construction, to engage in the military information technology, science and technology level, to improve the ability of single combatants, the ability to collaborate in combat, and always maintain the synchronization of the development of multi-service, integrated development.